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6. Record the main anchor references, and any commentary/notes relevant for the
assessment of the condition and trends of each the species.
Species
Grading statements for different species assessed,
given what is best understood about their status and
trends expressed in terms of populations and groups of
species including threatened, endangered or protected
species.
Very Good (7-8)
Only a few, if any, species populations have declined as
a result of human activities or declining environmental
conditions
Good (5-6)
Populations of a number of significant species but no
species groups have declined significantly as a result of
human activities or declining environmental conditions
Poor (3-4)
Populations of many species or some species groups
have declined significantly as a result of human
activities or declining environmental conditions
Very Poor (1-2)
Populations of a large number of species or species
groups have declined significantly as a result of human
activities or declining environmental conditions
4.3 Ecological processes
To score ecological processes, experts will follow these steps:
1. Estimate a consensus score for the condition of ecological processes in the Best 10%
and Worst 10% of the habitat (eg. relative to 1900). Score both the area and
condition of ecological processes; for example if it is estimated that human activities
have caused the ecological processes to no longer occur in 10% or more of the
places where it did occur relative to the benchmark date, then the Worst 10% of that
ecological process will have a score of 1.
2. Estimate a consensus score for the condition of the ecological process in Most areas
(eg. relative to 1900).
3. Assign a confidence grade for each of the condition estimates (High, Medium, Low).
4. Estimate the trends for each of Best 10%, Worst 10%, Most (Improving, Declining,
Stable) over the last 5 years.
5. Assign a Confidence grade for each of the trend estimates (High, Medium, Low).
6. Record the main anchor references, and any commentary/notes relevant for the
assessment of the condition and trends of each the ecological processes.
Ecological Processes
Grading statements for the main ecological processes,
and affects from human activities
Very Good (7-8)
There are no significant changes in ecological
processes or ecosystem services as a result of human
activities
Good (5-6)
There are some significant changes in ecological
processes as a result of human activities in some areas,
but these are not to the extent that they are significantly
affecting ecosystem functions
Poor (3-4)
There are substantial changes in ecological processes
as a result of human activities, and these are
significantly affecting ecosystem functions in some
areas
Very Poor (1-2)
There are substantial changes in ecological processes